Greg Taylor was thrilled to set Cambridge United on their way to a 3-1 win at Crawley after finally netting his first goal for the club.

The left-back has played almost 150 games since joining United three years ago, but the closest he had previously come to hitting the target was being credited by some sources with scoring in a 3-0 victory at Salisbury in 2014 when it was actually Ryan Bird who got the final touch.

Taylor was glad there would be no doubt whose goal it was this time as he grabbed the equaliser before Uche Ikpeazu and Luke Berry ensured victory.

He said: “It (the goal at Salisbury) came off Birdy’s face and me and him have been having a debate ever since, so he’s taking that one, but this is mine 100 per cent.

“My last goal was probably at Luton quite a few years ago and that was probably a scruffy little finish like this one, but they all go in.

“I’m delighted, it’s been a long time since I scored, so it was probably the worst goal celebration you’ve ever seen because I didn’t know what to do.

“I’m not really up there for the goal-scoring, but I’ll take it.

“I wouldn’t like to think so (that it would take so long to get another goal), but I wouldn’t stick your money on it!”

But Taylor felt the main thing was his goal helped contribute towards a win that lifted United up to 17th in Sky Bet League Two, both three points from the play-offs and the relegation zone.

He said: “It’s disappointing to go 1-0 down early doors, but the response from the lads was fantastic.

“We all dug in and got back in the game and it just showed real character.

“We’re a tight group and we’ve worked hard and we’re all together and all pushing in the right direction and I think that showed at 1-0 down we’ve got enough in the tank to get back in the game.

“The position we’re in doesn’t look great on the eye, but in terms of the actual points, there’s not a great deal between where we are and quite a few places above, but this win is a good one for us and let’s hope we can continue to get them.

“We work on finishing and we work on all aspects of the game every week, so it’s nice for it to come to a Saturday and for us to get the three points.”